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Ethane Crackers Are Cropping Up
2015-09-13 08:35:12| Chemicals - Topix.net
It remains to be seen if Belmont County will ultimately land the $5.7 billion PPT Global Chemical ethane cracker, but six similar projects already are under construction along the nation's Gulf Coast, with Marcellus and Utica shale gas scheduled to provide at least a portion of their feedstock. Industry leaders believe ethane yields from just the Marcellus and Utica fields could reach 590,000 barrels daily by 2020, which is up from none at all in 2012.
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With Climate Change, Pacific Northwest Farmers will Need to Adjust Cropping Strategies
2014-01-12 10:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Twin Falls Times-News: Even though farmers in the Pacific Northwest wont feel the effects of climate change as much as their counterparts in southern regions, they will need to adjust their cropping strategies. The University of Idaho is in year four of a five-year project to study how changes in temperature and precipitation projected to happen in the next 30 to 50 to 100 years will impact cropping practices in the Pacific Northwest, particularly dry land wheat production areas. Were starting to get robust results,...
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2013 Cropping Strategies to Mitigate Drought
2013-01-04 21:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Missouri Farmers can take steps to reduce the impact of drought, should we face another shortage of rainfall in 2013, says Rob Myers, a University of Missouri (MU) plant scientist. Strategies to mitigate drought include diversifying crops and varieties, he says. read more
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